John Norman will once again lead the San Jacinto school board and Ross Valenzuela will be the new board president for Hemet Unified School District. The men were selected by their peers Tuesday.

Norman will be the San Jacinto Unified board president for a fourth year in a row and Willie Hamilton will continue as board clerk.

Valenzuela, who was sworn in for his second term Tuesday, will serve as president for the first time. He was vice president last year. Jim Smith will be vice president. Both men have sons who teach in the district.

The board president leads meetings, otherwise the positions are ceremonial.

Craig Shultz reports on communities in Riverside County, primarily Hemet, Menifee, Perris and San Jacinto. A journalist for more than three decades, he has reported on everything from sports to city halls and schools. He was previously the editor of The Hemet News and The Valley Chronicle. Shultz was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and graduated from Cal State Northridge.